The leader of a global Muslim movement has issued a fatwa, or religious edict, that he calls an absolute condemnation of terrorism. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, a former Pakistani lawmaker, says the 600-page fatwa bans suicide bombing "without any excuses, any pretexts, or exceptions."
Pakistan-born Dr. Tahir ul-Qadri said there were no "ifs or buts" about terrorism, in a news conference attended by officers from London's Metropolitan Police, lawmakers, charitable organisations and think-tanks.
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AMSTERDAM Het is volgens deskundigen een "internationale doorbraak", de vandaag geopenbaarde fatwa die moslims veroordeelt die zichzelf opblazen, niet-moslims afslachten of andere terroristische activiteiten plegen in naam van de islam. De islamitische topgeleerde Tahir ul-Qadri, door miljoenen moslims gevolgd, zal vanmiddag in Londen zijn fatwa van 600 pagina's toelichten aan de internationale pers.
A prominent Islamic scholar will use a speech in London to issue a 600-page religious edict, denouncing terrorists and suicide bombers as "unbelievers". Muhammad Tahir ul Qadri is a leading figure who has promoted peace and interfaith dialogue for 30 years.
London, Mar.2 (ANI): Describing Al-Qaeda as an 'old evil with a new name', influential Pakistani scholar Dr Tahir ul-Qadri has said he would soon issue a 'fatwa' against terrorism and suicide bombing. Qadri said the Al-Qaeda has not been sufficiently challenged and that his global ruling against terrorism completely dismantles the banned terror organisation's violent ideology.
The leader of a global Muslim movement on Tuesday issued a fatwa (religious edict) against acts of violence and terror in the name of Islam, calling the perpetrators of violence and their mentors as "heroes of hellfire". Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, a former Pakistani diplomat who is the founder of formidable Minhaj-ul-Quran movement, unreservedly condemned terrorist attacks and suicide bombers and urged the Muslim world to take a firm stand against those who bring Islam to disrepute.
It never was and may never be easy to report about fatwas for a world audience. This point was driven home once again today when a prominent Islamic scholar presented to the media his new 600-page fatwa against terrorism and suicide bombing. Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri is a Pakistani-born Sufi scholar whose youth workshops fostering moderation and understanding in Britain had already caught our attention.
Suicide bombers have been described as the "heroes of hellfire" by a leading Muslim scholar in a fatwa condemning terrorists as the enemies of Islam. Pakistan-born Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri said there were no "ifs or buts" about terrorism and such acts had no justification in the name of Islam. In a news conference attended by MPs, representatives from the Metropolitan Police, charitable organisations, think-tanks and other groups, he called on Islamic leaders to convey the message that acts of terrorism cut people off as true followers of Islam.
Pakistan-born Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, founder of the global Minhaj-ul-Quran movement, will make the formal UK proclamation of a fatwa, or religious edict, condemning terrorism and suicide bombing at a news conference in London.
A leading Muslim scholar with a large following in Britain Tuesday issued a fatwa - or Islamic religious ruling - condemning global terrorism and suicide bombings in a "direct challenge to al-Qaeda's violent ideology."Pakistan-born Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, the founder of the global Minhaj-ul-Quran movement, made his formal proclamation of a fatwa, or religious edict, at a news conference in London.
Vaikutusvaltainen islamintuntija sheikki Tahir al-Qadri julkaisee tänään Lontoossa merkittäväksi arvioidun fatwan eli uskonnollisen lausuman. Lausumassa al-Qadri tuomitsee terroristit epäuskoisiksi, jotka päätyvät helvettiin.
Describing Al-Qaeda as an 'old evil with a new name', influential Pakistani scholar Dr Tahir ul-Qadri has said he would soon issue a 'fatwa' against terrorism and suicide bombing. Qadri said the Al-Qaeda has not been sufficiently challenged and that his global ruling against terrorism completely dismantles the banned terror organisation's violent ideology.
BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Dr Tahir ul-Qadri, an influential Muslim scholar from Pakistan, is to issue a Fatwa against terrorism and suicide bombing. Dr Qadri says his 600-page judgement completely dismantles al-Qaeda's violent ideology and describes the organisation as an "old evil with a new name". Dr Qadri says that Islam forbids the massacre of innocent citizens and suicide bombings and his movement, Minhaj ul-Quran International, has now drawn the interest of policymakers and security chiefs.
LONDON – The leader of a global Muslim movement has issued a fatwa, or religious edict, that he calls an absolute condemnation of terrorism. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, a former Pakistani lawmaker, says the 600-page fatwa bans suicide bombing "without any excuses, any pretexts, or exceptions."
(Novum/AP) - De leider van een wereldwijde islamitische beweging heeft een fatwa, of religieus edict, afgekondigd over terrorisme. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, een voormalig Pakistaans parlementslid, verbiedt het plegen van zelfmoordaanslagen.
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, a former Pakistani lawmaker, says the 600-page fatwa bans suicide bombing "without any excuses, any pretexts, or exceptions." Tahir-ul-Qadri has issued similar, shorter decrees, but Tuesday's event in London was publicized by the Quilliam Foundation, a government-funded anti-extremism think tank and drew strong media attention.
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